Colgate University Athletics

Senior Year (2021-22)
Stats: Played in 20 games logging 1203:23 minutes of action…recorded a .922 save percentage and 2.39 goals-against average to go along with 571 saves (7^th in ECACH) …also posted a 10-7-3 record.
Best Games: Made 38 saves against Western Michigan Oct. 30…picked up a win after posting 32 saves against Dartmouth Jan. 29…tallied 35 stops in victory at Princeton Feb. 25…had season high 40 saves at Cornell March 11.
Honors: Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

Junior Year (2020-21)
Stats: Did not compete this season due to injury.
Honors: Named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll and ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team ... also honored as an AHCA/Krampade Academic All-Star. 
 
Sophomore Year (2019-20)
Stats: Totaled 1096:53 of time between the pipes through 18 starts in goal … ranked 16th in the nation behind a 2.08 goals against average and .925 save percentage for a 5-7-6 record on the year … tallied 471 saves along with 38 goals against … recorded seven 30-plus save performances … posted two shutouts … his .925 save percentage was the fourth best in program history, while his 2.08 goals against average ranked sixth in the Colgate hockey record book.
Best Games: Recorded a career-high of 44 saves at then-No. 6 Ohio State (Dec. 28) … earned first career shutout in a 0-0 overtime tie at then-No. 18 UMass Lowell (Oct. 19) … earned a playoff shutout in a 3-0 victory over Brown (March 6) in the First Round of the ECAC Tournament … helped the Raiders secure the ECAC First Round sweep behind 32 saves in game two against Brown (March 7), a game with 76:05 of action … allowed two goals or fewer in 10 of his 18 appearances.
Honors: Named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week on Oct. 21, 2019 after his 68 combined saves and just three goals against at then-No. 18 UMass Lowell ... voted to the Best Defensive Player team award for the 2019-20 campaign ... named to the Raider Academic Honor Roll and ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
 
Freshman Year (2018-19)
Stats: Posted a .911 save percentage and 2.76 goals against average through 33 starts … led the ECAC throughout the regular season with his 885 total saves … his 33 starts in goal were more than any other freshman in the country … allowed just one goal against on seven occasions … tallied 14 30-plus save performances.
Best Games: Set a season-high of 41 saves two times this season, against then-No. 7 Ohio State (Nov. 9) and in the team’s 3-2 overtime victory at then-No. 11 Cornell (Jan. 26) … earned first career win in his first career game, with an 18-save performance in the 2-1 win over New Hampshire (Oct. 12).
Honors: Garnered first career ECAC Hockey honor by being named Rookie and Goalie of the Week on Oct. 15 after a 53-save weekend in pair of 2-1 wins over New Hampshire ... earned the team's Best Defensive Player award ... Named to Raider Academic Honor Roll ... recognized on the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

Before Colgate
Played the last two seasons with the Brooks Bandits of the AJHL … Competed for the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL in the 2015-16 season.
Stats: Registered a 2.20 GGA and .911 save percentage in 56 games with the Brooks Bandits in the 2017-18 campaign … Broke the AJHL Record for minutes played in a season with 3,379 ... In 41 games with the Bandits in 2016-17, tallied a 1.73 GAA and .929 save percentage … Made 22 appearances with the Victoria Grizzlies in 2015-16, where he registered a 3.34 GAA and .900 save percentage … Also previously played with the Windsor Jr. Spitfires Midget AAA and Victory Honda U18.
Honors: Won the 2016-17 AJHL Championship, was a Western Canada Cup Champion and RBC Cup Finalist with the Brooks Bandits … Named a 2017-18 AJHL top goalie finalist … Named Brooks Bandits MVP in both 2016-17 and 2017-18, as well as 2017-18 Fan Favorite.
 
Personal
Born: Full name is Mitchel Benson … Born in Windsor, Ontario.
Family: Son of Richard and Linda Benson … Has one sister, Karly.